TREATY SERIES, No, 500 


CONVENTION 

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BETWEEN THE 

UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 


ARBITRATION 


SIGNED AT WASHINGTON, MARCH 24, 1908 
RATIFICATION ADVISED BY THE SENATE, APRIL 2, 1908 
RATIFIED BY THE PRESIDENT, MAY 29. 1908 
RATIFIED BY MEXICO, MAY 30, 1908 

RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED AT WASHINGTON, JUNE 27, 1908 
PROCLAIMED, JUNE 29, 1908 

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By the President of the United States of America. 

A PROCLAMATION. 


Whereas a Convention between the United States of America 
and the Government of Mexico, providing for the submission to arbi¬ 
tration of all questions of a legal nature or relating to the interpre¬ 
tation of treaties, which may arise between the two countries and 
which it may not have been possible to settle by diplomacy, was 
concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Wash¬ 
ington, on the twenty-fourth day of March, one thousand nine 
hundred and eight, the original of which Convention, being in the 
English and Spanish languages, is word for word as follows: 


The Government of the United 
States of America and the Gov¬ 
ernment of Mexico, signatories of 
the Convention for the pacific set¬ 
tlement of international disputes, 
concluded at The Hague on the 
29th of July, 1899; 

Taking into consideration that 
by Article XIX of that Conven¬ 
tion the High Contracting Parties 
have reserved to themselves the 
right of concluding Agreements, 
“ with a view to referring to arbi¬ 
tration all questions which they 
shall consider possible to submit 
to such treatment; 

Have authorized the Under¬ 
signed to conclude the following 
arrangement: 

Article I. 

Differences which may arise 
whether of a legal nature or rela¬ 
tive to the interpretation of the 
treaties existing between the two 
contracting parties and which it 
may not have been possible to 
settle by diplomacy, in case no 
other arbitration should have 
been agreed upon, shall be re¬ 
ferred to the Permanent Court 
of Arbitration established at The 
Hague by the Convention of the 


El Gobierno de los Estados 
Unidos de America y el Gobierno 
de Mexico, signatarios de la 
Convencion para el arreglo pa- 
clfico de las controversias inter- 
nacionales concluida en El Hay a 
el 29 de Julio de 1899; 

Tomando en consideracion que 
por el articulo XIX de dicha 
Convencion las Altas Partes Con- 
tratantes se reservaron el derecho 
de ajustar arreglos con la mira de 
someter a arbitrament todas las 
cuestiones que consideren suscep- 
tibles de tal procedimientos; 

Han autorizado a los infrascri- 
tos, respectivamente para con- 
cluir el que sigue: 

Articulo I. 

Las diferencias que puedan 
suscitarse, ya sean de naturaleza 
juridica 6 relativas a la interpre- 
tacion de los Tratados existentes 
entre las dos Partes Contratantes 
y que no hayan podido arreglarse 
por la diplomacia, siempre que 
no se hubiere convenido en otro 
arbitrage, seran sometidas a la. 
Corte Permanente establecida en 
El Haya por la Convencion del 29 
de Julio de 1899, con tal que no 


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29th July 1899, provided that 
they do not affect the vital inter¬ 
ests, the independence, or the 
honor of either of the contracting 
parties and do not prejudice the 
interests of a third party. 

Article II. 

In each individual case, the 
High Contracting Parties, before 
appealing to the Permanent Court 
of Arbitration, shall conclude a 
special agreement defining clearly 
the matter in dispute, the scope 
of the powers of the Arbitrators 
and the periods to be fixed for 
the formation of the Arbitral Tri¬ 
bunal and the seve'ral stages of 
the procedure. It is understood 
that such special agreements shall 
be made by the Presidents of both 
contracting countries by and with 
the advice and consent of their 
respective Senates. 

Article III. 

The foregoing stipulations in 
no wise annul, but on the con¬ 
trary define, confirm and continue 
in effect the declarations and rules 
contained in Article XXI of the 
Treaty of peace, friendship and 
boundaries between the United 
States and Mexico signed at the 
city of Guadalupe Hidalgo on the 
second of February one thousand 
eight hundred and forty-eight. 

Article IV. 

The present Convention shall 
be ratified by the President of the 
United States of America, by and 
with the advice and consent of 
the Senate thereof; and by the 
Government of Mexico in accord¬ 
ance with its constitution and 
laws. The ratifications shall be 
exchanged at Washington as soon 
as possible, and the Convention 
shall take effect on the date of the 
exchange of its ratifications. 


afecten los intereses vitales, la 
independencia 6 el honor de 
alguna de las dos Partes Contra- 
tan tes y que no perjudiquen 
intereses de tercero. 


Articulo II. 

En cada caso particular, las 
Altas Partes Contratantes antes 
de apelar al Tribunal Permanente 
de Arbitraje, deberan concluir un 
arreglo especial en que claramente 
se defina el asunto en cuestion, el 
alcance de las facultades de los 
arbitros v los terminos que se 
fijen para la formacion del Tri¬ 
bunal Arbitral y los diferentes 
tramites delprocedimiento. Queda 
entendido que tales convenios 
especiales seran celebrados por 
los Presidentes de uno y otro pais 
contratante, con aprobacion de 
los Senados respectivos. 

Articulo III. 

Las precedentes estipulaciones 
en ninguna manera derogan, sino 
antes bien puntualizan, confir- 
man v dejan subsistentes las de- 
claraciones y reglas contenidas 
en el articulo XXI del tratado de 
paz, amistad y llmites entre los 
Estados Unidos de America y 
Mexico firmado en la ciudad de 
Guadalupe Hidalgo a dos de 
febrero de mil ochocientos cua- 
rentay ocho. 

Articulo IV. 

La presente Convencion debera 
ser ratificada por el Presidente de 
los Estados Unidos de America, 
por y con el consej o y el consenti- 
miento del Senado de los mismos; 
y por el Gobierno de Mexico en 
conformidad con su Constitucion 
y leyes. Las ratificaciones debe¬ 
ran ser canjeadas en Washington 
tan pronto como fuere posible y 
la Convencion surtira sus efectos 
en la fecha de dicho canje de las 
ratificaciones. 


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Article V. 

The present Convention is con¬ 
cluded for a period of five years 
dating from the day of the ex¬ 
change of its ratifications. 

Done* in duplicate at the City of 
Washington, in the English and 
Spanish languages, this twenty- 
fourth day of March in the year 
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Articulo V. 

El presente arreglo durara cinco 
ahos que se contaran a partir de 
la fecha del canje de las ratifica- 
ciones: 

Hecho por duplicado en la ciu- 
dad de Washington, en ingles y en 
espahol el veinte y cuatro de 
marzo de 1908. 


Elihu Hoot [seal] 
Jose F. Godoy [seal] 


And whereas the said Convention has been duly ratified on both 
parts, and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged 
in the City of Washington, on the twenty-seventh day of June, one 
thousand nine hundred and eight; 

Now, therefore, be it known that I, Theodore Roosevelt, President 
of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to 
be made public, to end that the same and every article and clause 
thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United 
States and the citizens thereof. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused 
the seal of the United States to be affixed. 

Done at the City of Washington, this twenty-ninth day of June 
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and 
[seal] eight, and of the Independence of the United States of 
America, the one hundred and thirty-second. 

Theodore Roosevelt 

By the President: 

Robert Bacon 

Acting Secretary of State. 


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